Senate Bill S486A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides increased penalties and education for hazing, underage drinking and drug use within athletic teams, fraternities and sororities at college campuses

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S486 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2105
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§6430 & 6431, add §§6838-a & 6438-b, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2527
2011-2012: S1937
2013-2014: S4469, A8859
2017-2018: S2552, A5094
2019-2020: A3967
2021-2022: A8901
2023-2024: A1107

2015-S486 - Summary

Requires colleges to educate the campus community on bias-related crime, hazing, underage drinking and illegal drug use; expands authority of colleges to regulate conduct by college and student government organizations and clubs, athletic teams and clubs, alumni organizations, fraternities, sororities, and any other organization that has access to and use of the college facilities; requires colleges to adopt rules prohibiting hazing, underage drinking and illegal drug use; requires colleges to inform incoming students of and to train residence hall staff in the prohibitions against hazing, underage drinking and illegal drug use

2015-S486 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S486 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   486

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to hazing, serving  alco-
  hol to minors and illegal drug offenses

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 6430  of  the  education  law,  as
amended by chapter 75 of the laws of 2004, is amended and a new subdivi-
sion 7 is added to read as follows:
  1. The trustees or other governing board of every college chartered by
the  regents or incorporated by special act of the legislature and which
maintains a campus, unless otherwise provided, shall adopt written rules
for implementing all policies required pursuant to this article and  for
the  maintenance  of  public order on college campuses and other college
property used for educational purposes and provide  a  program  for  the
enforcement  thereof. Such rules shall prohibit, among other things, any
action or situation which  recklessly  or  intentionally  endangers  THE
mental  or physical health [or involves the forced consumption of liquor
or drugs for the purpose of initiation  into  or  affiliation  with  any
organization] OF ANY INDIVIDUAL.  Such rules shall govern the conduct of
students,  faculty  and other staff as well as visitors and other licen-
sees and invitees on such campuses and  property.    The  penalties  for
violations  of  such  rules shall be clearly set forth therein and shall
include provisions for the ejection of a violator from such  campus  and
property,  in  the  case  of  a  student  or faculty violator his or her
suspension, expulsion, or other appropriate disciplinary action, and  in
the  case  of an organization which authorizes such conduct, recision of
permission for that organization to operate  on  campus  property.  Such
penalties  shall be in addition to any penalty pursuant to the penal law
or any other law to which a violator or organization may be subject.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

co-Sponsors

2015-S486A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2105
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§6430 & 6431, add §§6838-a & 6438-b, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2527
2011-2012: S1937
2013-2014: S4469, A8859
2017-2018: S2552, A5094
2019-2020: A3967
2021-2022: A8901
2023-2024: A1107

2015-S486A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires colleges to educate the campus community on bias-related crime, hazing, underage drinking and illegal drug use; expands authority of colleges to regulate conduct by college and student government organizations and clubs, athletic teams and clubs, alumni organizations, fraternities, sororities, and any other organization that has access to and use of the college facilities; requires colleges to adopt rules prohibiting hazing, underage drinking and illegal drug use; requires colleges to inform incoming students of and to train residence hall staff in the prohibitions against hazing, underage drinking and illegal drug use

2015-S486A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S486A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 486--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  LAVALLE, AVELLA, FUNKE, VALESKY -- read twice and
  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
  Higher  Education  -- recommitted to the Committee on Higher Education
  in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to hazing, serving alco-
  hol to minors and illegal drug offenses

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section 6430 of the education law, as
amended by chapter 75 of the laws of 2004, is amended and a new subdivi-
sion 7 is added to read as follows:
  1. The trustees or other governing board of every college chartered by
the regents or incorporated by special act of the legislature and  which
maintains a campus, unless otherwise provided, shall adopt written rules
for  implementing all policies required pursuant to this article and for
the maintenance of public order on college campuses  and  other  college
property  used  for  educational  purposes and provide a program for the
enforcement thereof. Such rules shall prohibit, among other things,  any
action  or  situation  which  recklessly  or intentionally endangers THE
mental or physical health [or involves the forced consumption of  liquor
or  drugs  for  the  purpose  of initiation into or affiliation with any
organization] OF ANY INDIVIDUAL.  Such rules shall govern the conduct of
students, faculty and other staff as well as visitors and  other  licen-
sees  and  invitees  on  such campuses and property.   The penalties for
violations of such rules shall be clearly set forth  therein  and  shall
include  provisions  for the ejection of a violator from such campus and
property, in the case of a  student  or  faculty  violator  his  or  her
suspension,  expulsion, or other appropriate disciplinary action, and in

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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